Description of Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae) a new species of phlebotomine sand fly from the state of Tocantins, Brazil

José Dilermando Andrade Filho; Eunice A Bianchi Galati; Welton Aires de Andrade; Alda Lima Falcão

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762004000600013

Description of Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae) a new species of phlebotomine sand fly from the state of Tocantins, Brazil

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2004 Oct;99(6):609-15. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000600013. Epub 2004 Nov 18.

Authors

José Dilermando Andrade Filho¹, Eunice A Bianchi Galati, Welton Aires de Andrade, Alda Lima Falcão

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou-Fiocruz, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. jandrade@cpqrr.fiocruz.br

PMID: 15558172
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000600013

Abstract

During a study of the phlebotomines of the Brazilian state of Tocantins, a new species was discovered in Porto Nacional county, here described as Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. This is only the second species of the subgenus Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) to be described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Female
Male
Psychodidae / anatomy & histology
Psychodidae / classification*
Species Specificity